One trip, two surgeries: could Same-Day cataract fix save time and money?
NCT ID NCT06737562
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares having cataract surgery on both eyes the same day versus waiting weeks between surgeries. Researchers want to see if same-day surgery is just as safe, costs less, and improves quality of life. About 242 adults in France with cataracts in both eyes will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- cataract surgery (procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If same-day surgery proves as safe and cheaper, it could reduce wait times and travel burden for patients with cataracts in both eyes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a mid-sized trial in France only, so results may not apply elsewhere. Same-day surgery carries a small risk of complications in both eyes at once.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 242 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age greater than or equal to 18 years * Indication for non-combined cataract surgery under local anaesthesia in both eyes * Patient scheduled for outpatient cataract surgery * Availability of a caregiver/accompanying person on the day of surgery and for the 1st day post-surgery * Resident in France * Speak and understand French * Consent to participate in the study * Affiliated or beneficiary of social security Exclusion Criteria: * Women of childbearing age * Surgery scheduled under general anesthesia or combined with other eye surgeries * Ocular tone \> 24 mm Hg in at least one eye on day of inclusion * Presence of risk factors for refractive error : Presence of keratoconus confirmed by corneal topography Extreme axial eye length (\< 21 mm or \> 27 mm) High myopia with posterior staphyloma History of corneal surgery (LASIK, surface laser, radial keratotomy) \- Presence of risk factors for endophthalmitis : Ocular, periocular or adnexal infections Immunosuppression Uncontrolled diabetes * Presence of risk factors for intraoperative complications Ocular, adnexal or anatomical abnormalities History of retinal detachment Lens dislocation or iridodonesis Black cataract or posterior polar cataract History of perforating or blunt ocular trauma * Presence of risk factors for corneal edema (e.g. Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy) * Presence of vision-related comorbidities (glaucoma, AMD, amblyopia, uveitis, etc.) * Presence of diabetes with diabetic retinopathy or macular edema * Patient unable to participate in follow-up (e.g., response to questionnaires) * Presence of cognitive disorders that could affect the smooth running of surgery or response to questionnaires
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Morvan
RECRUITINGBrest, France
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Clinical Judge
RECRUITINGMarseille, France
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Cochin Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGParis, France
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Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
RECRUITINGParis, France
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